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The move is at the heart of the BBC’s long-awaiting cost-cutting strategy(策略)which will see nearly 2,000 more jobs going at the public broadcaster, and some original programming,such as daytime shows on BBC2, eliminated to save money.
Several thousand people are employed at the west London sites,including Thompson himself and the bosses of all the BBC’s television channels.The employees are expected to be relocated(重新安排)to Broadcasting House in central London, Salford, or elsewhere.
The BBC has been broadcasting at various locations in the Shepherd’s Bush area since moving into Lime Grove in 1949.It then switched to the Television Centre in 1960,and more modern offices at nearby White City.But it is now open to selling the site, and the broadcaster has had talks about attracting Premier League clubs Chelsea or Queen’s Park Rangers as buyers.Both clubs are looking for new homes.
Earlier leaks(透露)suggest that the BBC will seek to cut spending on sports where the corporation has already decided to share coverage of Formula 1 with Sky TV -- and imports,such as Mad Men and The Killing.BBC4 is expected to focus on “arts and archive(档案)”, but Thompson has long ruled out closing any channels or radio stations.BBC1 and Radio 4 will be protected,but there are expected to be some cuts to local radio programs, which will see stations share shows outside breakfast and drive-time hours.
The corporation is already committed to remove TV Centre by 2015, but because parts of the building are listed, the football clubs have expressed an interest in the BBC’s White City offices instead,which could be knocked down. The White City building is where Thompson and the broadcaster"s commercial division, BBC Worldwide, are based.
BBC sources say the 2,500 job losses being proposed(提议)include the 650 cuts to the World Service already announced, with up to l,000 coming from BBC News.It is understood that some staff who have only just made the move to Salford could see their jobs at risk. Salford is now home to Radio5 Live, children’s programs such as Blue Peter, and sports output including Match of the Day.
小题1:Why is the BBC planning to quit its west London home?
A.The BBC wants to earn more money. |
B.The BBC would like to support British football sport. |
C.The BBC is planning to save money for new programs. |
D.The BBC has to cut down its cost. |
A.set aside | B.cut out | C.sold out | D.put on |
A.Some original programmes will be adjusted. |
B.All the BBC staff will have to work outside London. |
C.More people will be employed for new programs. |
D.Some TV channels or radio stations will be closed. |
A.the BBC will cover Formula 1 on its own as usual |
B.the football clubs are likely to buy some of the BBC’s offices |
C.the BBC’s commercial division will be open to selling the sites |
D.the BBC’s offices are all in the White City of London |
答案
小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:B
解析
试题分析:英国广播公司(BBC)日前表示,将会退出在西伦敦的家,很可能卖给Chelsea足球俱乐部。此举意在节省开支,削减成本。
小题1:细节理解题。由“The move is at the heart of the BBC’s long-awaiting cost-cutting strategy(策略)which will see nearly 2,000 more jobs going at the public broadcaster, ”可知BBC是为了削减开支。故选D。
小题2:词义猜测题。上文中讲了一些被削去的项目,为了节省成本,因此是削减。 set aside 驳回;cut out删去; sold out脱销;put on穿上。故选B。
小题3:细节理解题。由“The employees are expected to be relocated(重新安排)to Broadcasting House in central London, Salford, or elsewhere.”可知许多节目会重新组编。选A最佳。
小题4:细节理解题。由“ the football clubs have expressed an interest in the BBC’s White City offices instead,which could be knocked down. ”可知足球俱乐部很中意BBC的办公室。故选B。
核心考点
试题【Mark Thompson, the BBC’s director general, is expected to announce on Thursday t】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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The ocean quahog, a type of deep-sea clam, was dredged (捕捞) alive from the bottom of the North Atlantic near Iceland in 2006 by researchers. They then put it in a fridge-freezer, as is normal practice, unaware of its age. It was only when it was taken to a laboratory that scientists from Bangor University studied it and concluded it was 400 years old.
The discovery made it into the Guinness Book of World Records. However, by this time, it was too late for Ming the Mollusc(软体动物), named after the Chinese dynasty when its life began. Unfortunately researchers who calculated Ming’s age killed it instantly by opening its shell.
The researchers opened the ancient clam up to judge its age by counting growth rings inside. But the rings were so close together that scientists ended up having to count the rings on the outside to be accurate, leading CBS journalists to point out that if scientists had just started there, Ming could have lived on. Now, after examining the quahog more closely, using more advanced methods, the researchers have found the animal was actually 100 years older than they first thought.
Dr Paul Butler, from the University’s School of Ocean Sciences, said: “We got it wrong the first time and maybe we were a bit hasty publishing our findings back then. But we are absolutely certain that we’ve got the right age now.” The mollusc was born in 1499 – just seven years after Columbus discovered America and before Henry VIII had even married his first wife, Catherine of Aragon in 1509.
A quahog’s shell grows by a layer every year, in the summer when the water is warmer and food is plentiful. It means that when its shell is cut in half, scientists can count the lines in a similar way that trees can be dated by rings in their trunks.
Jan Heinemeier, associate professor at the University of Denmark, who helped date Ming, told Science Nordic: “The fact that we got our hands on a 507-year-old animal is incredibly fascinating, but the really exciting thing is of course everything we can learn from studying the mollusk.”
小题1:At first, the scientists found that _____________.
A.The ocean quahog got a deadly disease |
B.The growth rings inside were so close together |
C.it was accurate to count the growth rings outside |
D.The ocean quahog was 400 years old |
A.To count the growth rings outside of the clam. |
B.To study how old the clam was. |
C.To see the structure of it. |
D.To give an immediate operation on it. |
A.How to calculate the age of a tree |
B.Why a quahog’s shell grows by a layer each year |
C.How to calculate the age of a quahog |
D.Why a quahog likes it when the water is warmer |
A.The researchers have got the right age of the ocean quahog. |
B.The mollusc was born after Columbus discovered America. |
C.The ocean quahog was named after the Chinese dynasty. |
D.A quahog’s shell grows by a layer every season. |
A.A magazine of marine life. | B.A travel brochure. |
C.A biography. | D.A science fiction. |
These devices make up the majority of cell phones sold around the world. They have proven more successful in places like Indonesia, where some smartphones cost 700 dollars or more. Although many lower-income users are new to smartphones, they are quickly learning to use the technology.
Cell manufacturer Nokia offers a service called Life Tools. For a small monthly payment, the company sends text messages to farmers. The messages tell of weather conditions, crop prices, agricultural news and give other advice.
Local businessman Aldi Haryopratomo has developed a way for small store owners to sell things like prepaid cellphone minutes and life insurance through text messages. Ruma is the company that developed the technology. The company is working on a system that will notify people about jobs in their area.
At a recent digital technology show in Jakarta, banks offered no-interest financing for credit card purchases. Marina Luthfiani manages a mobile shop in the area. She said almost everyone can buy a smartphone because of competitive financing and credit choices. She says Indonesians like to buy the latest devices.
A report last June by Semiocast, a French internet research company, said Jakarta was the world"s top tweeting(发微博)city, ahead of Tokyo and London.
小题1:Why are feature phones popular in Indonesia?
A.It has fewer functions. |
B.It can be used to enjoy music. |
C.It is less expensive. |
D.It is more attractive. |
A.It can sell agricultural products |
B.It provides useful information to farmers |
C.It is free of charge mainly for farmers. |
D.It helps farmers to make production plan. |
A. Inform | B.Ask | C.Direct. | D.Help. |
A.Indonesians like services on the Internet |
B.The Internet is widely used in Indonesia. |
C.Feature phones are the only choices in Indonesia. |
D.More and more Indonesians use smartphones. |
The 15-year-old boy and his father were in the water off Avalon, on Sydney"s northern beaches, around dawn when he was attacked.The city"s beaches are packed with locals and tourists during the summer months.
"The father heard a scream and turned to see his son trashing (扭动) about in the water," police said."Fortunately, the shark swam away and the boy was helped to shore by his father.
Lifesaving Club spokesman Nick Miller: "It got him around the top of his left leg and the father came and dragged him out of water." He said the boy was bleeding heavily when he was brought to shore."There was a lot of pain, as you can imagine".The teenager was airlifted to hospital for treatment for leg injuries.
Police said the bites" cut through to the bone" , but the boy did not appear to have sustained any fractures (骨折).He was in a stable condition now.
Several beaches were closed after the attack.Water police and lifeguards were searching for the shark, while police hoped to identify its species by the shape of the bite marks.But they said it was too early to say what type of shark attacked the boy."I don"t even know if he saw it," Miller said.
Many shark species live in the waters off Sydney"s beaches, but attacks on humans are still relatively rare.However, there were two attacks on successive days earlier this month, one on a navy diver in Sydney harbor, not far from the famous Opera House, and the other on a surfer at the city"s world-famous Bondi beach.
Fishermen say shark numbers are on the rise.There is a ban on commercial fishing in the harbor, which has increased fish stocks.Marine experts also claim environmental protection has created a cleaner environment, attracting sharks closer to shore as they chase fish.Many shark species, including the Great White—the man-eater made famous in Steven Spielberg"s Jaws—are protected in Australian waters.
小题1:The report mainly tells us _______.
A.shark attacks on humans are on the rise |
B.sharks attacked humans three times in one month |
C.a boy was attacked by a shark at a Sydney beach |
D.shark numbers are increasing in the waters off Sydney"s beaches |
A.attracted | B.dragged |
C.bit | D.packed |
A.It is one of the largest cities in Australia. |
B.Sydney harbor is not far from the famous Opera House. |
C.There are many locals and tourists on its coast all year round. |
D.There are few shark species in the waters off Sydney"s beaches. |
A.environmental protection has created a cleaner environment |
B.a ban on commercial fishing has increased fish numbers |
C.many shark species are protected in Australia waters |
D.the film Jaws made the Great White famous |
It is not easy, even desperate.
“We have many children left to place—40 out of 75,” said Straub, who works for a foreign exchange programme called LEC.
When foreign exchange programmes started 50 years ago, more families were accommodating. For one thing, more mothers stayed at home. But now, increasing numbers of women work outside the home. Exchange-student programmes have struggled in recent years to sign up host families for the 30, 000 teenagers who come from abroad every year to spend an academic year in the United States, as well as the thousands more who take part in summer programmes.
School systems in many parts of the U.S., unhappy about accepting non-taxpaying students, have also strictly limited the number of exchange students they accept. At the same time, the idea of hosting foreign students is becoming less exotic(有异国情调的).
In search for host families, who usually receive no pay, exchange programmes are increasingly broadening their requests to include everyone from young couples to the retired.
“We are open to many different types of families,” said Vickie Weiner, eastern regional director for ASSE, a 25-year-old programme that sends about 30,000 teenagers on academic-year exchange programmes worldwide.
For elderly people, exchange students “keep us young—they really do”, said Jen Foster, who is hosting 16-year-old Nina Post from Denmark.
小题1:According to the text, why was it easier for Laura Straub to find American families for foreign students?
A.American school systems were better than now. |
B.The government was happy because it could gain tax. |
C.Foreign students paid hosting families a lot of money. |
D.More mothers didn’t work outside and could look after children. |
A.extend the range of host families |
B.limit the number of the exchange students |
C.borrow much money to pay for the costs |
D.make hosting foreign students more exotic |
A Exchange Students Keep Old People Young.
B. Idea of Hosting Students is Different.
C. Foreign-exchange Program Is Going on.
D U.S. Struggle to Find host Families.
March 20. 2035
There was a lot of news around the life extension drugs that hit the market a decade ago. They didn"t promise that you would live forever. but they gave you a chance to extend your life an extra five to ten years. Even though the life expectancy rate at birth has increased greatly. the life expectancy for seniors hasn"t improved that much. Basically. you have a greater chance to become a senior, but you will not have a much longer lifespan, and this is where the anti-aging drugs intend to kick in. So ,do the anti-aging drugs work? Well. it is too early to tell. But the sales so far are very good.
April 19, 2035
Of the total US population of 378 million, people over 65 years of age now make up 20% for the first time. The senior ratio was only 4.1% by year 1900. and l2.4% 30 years ago.
The number of people above 65 compared to those of what is considered working ages. between 15 and 64. is currently 33.7%. This is up from l85% since year 2005. which means that for every retired person there are now two workers. compared to four workers 30 years ago. The number of people above the age of 80 has grown t0 23.8 million; making them 6.3% of the total population compared t0 3.6% in 2005.
April 12. 2040
Although introduced in the market only five years ago, 10% of all hydrogen fuel now sold in the US is of the environmentally friendly Re-Hydro label, produced through. eletrolysis (电解) based on a source of 1OO% renewable energy. Several producers have turned to producing Re-Hydro. mainly because of lower tax. which also keeps the price of. Re-Hydro on the same level as regular hydrogen. Most analysts believe that Re-Hydro will be the .dominating fuel in the future
小题1:The sales of the life extension drugs so far clearly show that .
A. people have no faith in them
B people want to give them a try
C. they work very well for seniors
D. they have no effect on people"s health
小题2:What can we learn from News 2?
A.Many Americans will find it hard to find a job . |
B.It"s very hard for seniors to pass the age of 80. |
C.The US population has been increasing rapidly since 2005. |
D.The US population has been aging rapidly since 2005. |
A. expensive B cheap C.green D. dangerous
小题4:What can we infer from News 3?
A.Re-Hydro will be widely used in the future. |
B.The government discourages the production of Re-Hydro. |
C.Producers are not interested in producing Re-Hydro. |
D.Re-Hydro is more expensive than regular hydrogen. |
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